Business aviation news

Bombardier has marked a major milestone with the delivery of the first Global 8000 business jet to NetJets, the programme’s fleet launch customer and one of the world’s leading private aviation operators. The aircraft was formally handed over at Bombardier’s Laurent Beaudoin Completion Centre in Montréal on 26 March, in front of [read more]

Private aviation specialist Flexjet has added the first of three Gulfstream 700 jets to its fleet bringing a new level of luxury to executive travel. The Gulfstream 700 is the largest and fastest Gulfstream ever made and has a range of up to 7,750nm. Flexjet offers fractional ownership of its [read more]

Private aviation specialists NetJets have opened a 24/7 service hub at Farnborough Airport (FAB/EGLF) to better serve its European operations. Farnborough is the main gateway to the UK for business and private aviation and the new facility with elevate NetJets maintenance and support of its growing European fleet. Featuring state [read more]

During the recent British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) annual conference, the association urged aviation companies to ‘say yes’ to requests for work experience placements to bring the next generation into the industry outside of commercial aviation. Gama Aviation’s Head of Delivery Paul Cremer pointed out that the Business [read more]

Victor, Europe’s leading on-demand jet charter specialist has announced it has been acquired by an Abu Dhabi based Aviation Investment Group. The acquisition puts Victor in a strong position its operations into new markets as well as cementing its position in the sector. Victor’s business model enables flyers to search, compare [read more]

On the 21st of January 2019, Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala died when the plane he was travelling from Nantes to Cardiff in crashed in the English Channel. The aircraft was a small twin-engined private aircraft flown by pilot John Ibbotson in a hastily arranged charter flight, arranged by a [read more]

The UK Government has passed a new law making it a criminal offence for a Russian aircraft, or any aircraft chartered by a Russian national, to enter UK airspace and has already impounded one executive jet which was being used by a Russian oligarch. The jet was impounded at Farnborough [read more]

Signature Flight Support has announced that operators flying humanitarian aid or support to Ukraine will have their handling fees waived. The Fixed Base Operator (FBO) provides services at 12 UK airports and anyone wanting to arrange a flight supporting the people of Ukraine should contact Signature Flight Support directly or [read more]